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In 2019, almost 70,000 square kilometers of forest were burned in the Amazon region -- this equates to an area the size of Bavaria.

This formulation equates immigration with genocide, which logically invites genocidal violence in response, and has been cited in mass murders across the globe.

"Pre-industrial" refers to the benchmark period of 1850-1900, which roughly equates to the time before humans started significantly heating up the planet, for example by burning large amounts of fossil fuels.

Walden writes that this often equates to lengthy negotiations between the president and both chambers and political parties.

The gap between Verstappen and Norris equates to an average of nearly nine points a race - more than the gap between first and second places.